Refused announce final ever UK and European shows for 2025 farewell tour

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Refused have announced their final ever UK and European shows as part of their 2025 farewell tour. See all the dates and ticket information below.The Swedish punk band confirmed news of their split in September last year, alongside a 25th-anniversary edition of their seminal third album ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come’.It followed their first famous break up 1998, in the midst of their North American tour in support of ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come’.

They later reunited in 2012 and released 2015’s ‘Freedom’ and 2019’s ‘War Music’, but have now brought Refused to an official end.Earlier this month, they kicked off the ongoing US leg (see further details here) of their farewell tour, and now they’ve unveiled plans for one in the UK and Europe, too.They’ll kick things off in Berlin on June 15, with more German shows in Frankfurt and Hamburg before they head to Biarritz, France, and Zurich, Switzerland, in July.

Then, in October they’ll play shows in the UK and Ireland, including a performance at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, before wrapping up in Leipzig, Germany on October 11.A post shared by REFUSED (@refused)“Gotta love festivals but of course we want to come and sweat and dance with you one last time.

We could not be more excited, let’s make sure that we celebrate the demise of Refused in grand fashion!!!,” frontman Dennis Lyxzén says.Tickets go on sale on April 9, and you’ll be able to find them here for UK and Ireland dates and here for EU dates.